By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and philanthropists, a new report says a downward trend continues. A report from Northwestern University says local newspapers in the United States are dying at the rate of two per week. There has been
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and philanthropists, a new report says a downward trend continues. A report from Northwestern University says local newspapers in the United States are dying at the rate of two per week. There has been
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cain Velasquez, the former UFC heavyweight champion accused of trying to kill the man he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the man and his family who own a day care where the alleged molestation occurred. Velasquez was arrested in San Jose, California, last February after prosecutors said he
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Adela Ramírez decidió emigrar de Cuyamel, en el norte de Honduras, luego de que su madre y sus hermanas lograran llegar a Estados Unidos. Ella no lo logró: fue una de los 53 migrantes que fallecieron en un camión en San Antonio Texas este lunes en una tragedia. “Nos llevábamos como hermanas”, dijo
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estamos a punto de tener una perspectiva totalmente nueva del universo. El telescopio espacial James Webb publicará sus primeras imágenes a color de alta resolución el 12 de julio. Una de esas imágenes “es la imagen más profunda de nuestro universo que jamás se haya tomado”, dijo el administrador de la
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Hockey is not on summer vacation even after the Colorado Avalanche dethroned the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. The new 3ICE 3-on-3 league debuted in mid-June with Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Grant Fuhr, Joe Mullen and Larry Murphy among the coaches. The International Ice Hockey
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The S&P 500 index has been volatile all week, and is down 20% for the year as investors worry about inflation and rising interest rates. Small company stocks fell sharply. On Wednesday:
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Amazon’s “Paper Girls” is teeing up what looks to be a timey-wimey good time, with shades of beloved favorites like “Stranger Things” and “Doctor Who.” The trailer for the graphic novel-turned-TV series dropped on Wednesday. The series tells the story of four teen girls who deliver newspapers who end up transported
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Luke Richardson says he likes a challenge. Good thing, because he’s got a big one ahead of him. The rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks have hired Richardson as the 40th coach in franchise history. The former NHL defenseman takes over a team in transition under general manager Kyle
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson rise
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper and Annie Grayer, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, released a new statement Wednesday provided exclusively to CNN standing by her blockbuster testimony delivered in a hearing with the House select committee investigating January 6, in light of some pushback on her testimony.
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, CNN As abortion bans go into effect in states across the US, how strongly the laws are enforced will depend on local prosecutors — and some are promising not to bring abortion providers to court. More than a third of the district attorneys representing the 25 most populous counties in states that
Continue ReadingBy JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton homered to fuel the New York Yankees’ major league-best 24th comeback victory, bailing out Jameson Taillon in a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. The Yankees completed a three-game sweep of baseball’s worst team and improved to 56-20, matching the
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Emma Raducanu says she’s not feeling any pressure. Raducanu won the U.S. Open last year at the age of 18 but hasn’t gotten past the second round at the past three Grand Slam tournaments. She lost to Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3 on Centre
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched two-hit ball for eight innings, light-hitting backup catcher Jason Castro lined a two-run homer in the ninth and the Houston Astros beat the Mets 2-0 to send New York to its first three-game losing streak this season. Astros left fielder Yordan Álvarez
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo wants a U.S. judge to order a woman’s lawyer to pay the international soccer star more than $626,000 after claiming in a failed lawsuit in 2018 that Ronaldo raped the woman in Las Vegas nearly a decade earlier. The woman’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fresh off helping the Golden State Warriors win the NBA championship, Stephen Curry will host The ESPYS honoring the past year’s top athletes and moments in sports. The show airs July 20 from Los Angeles live on ABC. Curry is nominated for three awards, including best male athlete. The ESPYS will
Continue ReadingSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach has signed a two-year contract extension through 2025 after leading the Bulldogs to their second consecutive bowl appearance. MSU football spokesman Brandon Langlois on Wednesday confirmed the extension, which was initially reported by several media outlets. The third-year coach’s base annual salary increases from $5 million
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN Hershel Woodrow Williams, the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient, has died, according to the Woody Williams Foundation. He was 98 years old. “Today at 3:15am, Hershel Woodrow Williams, affectionately known by many as Woody went home to be with the Lord. Woody peacefully joined his beloved wife
Continue ReadingMENDON, Mo. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says an Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph when it collided with a dump truck at a rural Missouri railway crossing, killing four people. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday that the speed limit is 90 mph at the crossing where the collision occurred
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